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Hello and happy Friday (yes, I checked, it’s Friday). Because of the bounty of fun responses I received to last week’s prompt, I wanted to share some of my favorites this week. Turns out many LLers are 2 degrees or less away from lots of MLB players, and some of these anecdotes are pretty interesting!
So, take a break from the nearly 50 minute long 5th episode of DORKTOWN (which is incredibly good and brings into the era in which LL has been around for) and take a look at these fun stories.
Hendu Division
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Hendu was an awesome person with a personality that could power a stadium. And actually I had a similar interaction with him at a charity baseball game in Bellevue in 2011 (the man loved to give back to the less fortunate, this is fact). He was having a great time joyfully roasting the hell out of every player from the comfort of the dugout. It’s a very cherished memory of mine. We miss you, Dave.
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A Shot Fired at Ichiro’s Food Tastes Division
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No one is perfect, okay?
Chillin’ Hard with Rickey Henderson Division
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I mean, what could be better? Just casually hanging out with your Hall of Famer landlord, no big deal.
The We Need More Details Division
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Okay, yeah we’re gonna need that FanPost, Trident True.
Bonus Eric Byrnes content, shield your eyes!
happy ten-year anniversary! pic.twitter.com/HIvq6mzdF2
— Connor Donovan (@kennerdoloman) April 30, 2020
Okay, that about wraps it up. Check out the comments from last week for lots more ballplayer connections. Thanks a ton to everyone for sharing your stories!